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April 30, 2009

Is the media the only check left on Democratic power? This is the moment when the Fourth Estate MUST do what our founding fathers expected of them.

With the loss of Arlen Specter, we no longer have the legislative power to stop the Democrats plan. We are left to use the power of reason, persuasion and conscience. The only check left may be the Media who must step up and assume the role expected of it by our founding fathers.

Because Republicans have lost the votes to officially have a voice (assuming Franken takes the seat) they are going to have to be as aggressive as possible in working with the media to make their points. We need our most persuasive GOP'ers on the airwaves more aggressive than ever. We need people like Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney who can make the case in a compelling and like-able manner.

Media outlets must make sure they are as objective as possible. Now that a major check on power has been temporarily eliminated, the fourth estate should be extra vigilante.

I am not as worried about Obama as I am Pelosi and Reid. Obama seems to be pragmatic, but Mrs. Pelosi is much more a left wing ideologue than she is a consensus seeker. We need to make sure they don't use their blank check on power to write programs that will end up costing more than we can imagine.

The Democrats power is now disproportionately much greater than their voting majorities. The 10% of voters that went from GOP to DNC in last election do not want a radical move left.

The GOP must work hand in hand with the media to provide as much information as possible on what the Dems are doing, not just what they are saying. This is a period where there literally cannot be too much information.

The best hope now for checking Dem power is to help educate and inform the populace as much as possible. The biggest fear for the Democrats is that the GOP will be able to fully disclose and expose what the Democratic plans are.

This worked with cardcheck. As people learned its true implications--the policy not just the promises-- it lost momentum. Persuasion and reason carried the day as it always does. Do the same on other issues. Don't fight the promises--they cannot be successfully critiqued. Fight the policies by illustrating just what the consequences would be if they were enacted.

Irish Lightning

Democrats Promise To Make Everything Better, But their policies make things worse.